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INTERVIEWER: What, again, was the topic assigned?

RESPONDENT: The topic was the bridge industry collaboration
meeting. That was an all day meeting and we had about 25 people from industry,
academia, state DOTs, (inaudible at 0:00:25), and Federal Highway people.

INTERVIEWER: What organization was the sponsor?

RESPONDENT: The National Steel Bridge Alliance.

INTERVIEWER: National Steel Bridge Alliance?

RESPONDENT: Correct.

INTERVIEWER: Now this, is a meeting you had with them,
representatives from that organization? [0:01:02]

RESPONDENT: Not necessarily with the National Steel Bridge
Alliance, but most of the people who had to do with the steel bridges. In other
words state… I mean not all of them but key people in steel bridge industry. I put
together the agenda for the whole day.

INTERVIEWER: This, is people from a variety of organizations
and agencies. Could you classify this as a partnership?

RESPONDENT: Yes, yes it is a partnership between the
government and the industry and the state DOTs.

INTERVIEWER: And the main thing that took place regarding
the partnership was a meeting, right?

RESPONDENT: Correct.

INTERVIEWER: And when was that again?

RESPONDENT: That was on December 3rd.

INTERVIEWER: Was that… and at the meeting what was decided?
What kind of ongoing projects? [0:02:03]

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SAMPLE ALTERNATIVE FORMAT:

Q: What, again, was the topic assigned?

A: The topic was the bridge industry collaboration meeting.
That was an all day meeting and we had about 25 people from industry, academia,
state DOTs, (inaudible at 0:00:25) and Federal Highway people.

Q: What organization was the sponsor?

A: The National Steel Bridge Alliance.

Q: National Steel Bridge Alliance?

A: Correct.

Q: Now this, is a meeting you had with them, representatives
from that organization? [0:01:02]

A: Not necessarily with the National Steel Bridge Alliance
but most of the people who had to do with the steel bridges. In other words
state… I mean not all of them but key people in steel bridge industry. We put
together the agenda for the whole day.

Q: This, is people from a variety of organizations and agencies.
Could you classify this as a partnership?

A: Yes, yes it is a partnership between the government and
the industry and the state DOTs.

Q: And the main thing that took place regarding the
partnership was a meeting, right?

A: Correct.

Q: And when was that again?

A: That was on December 3rd.

Q: Was that… and at the meeting what was decided? What kind
of ongoing projects? [0:02:03]